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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Crayford 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during the year
| Disease | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to Hospital | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 60 | 25 | - |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 7 | - |
| Enteric Fever Including Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 2 | - |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 2 | - |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 91 | 37 | 0 |
Age Groups
| Disease | Under 1 | l | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 65 upwards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | l | 3 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | l | 1 | - | 60 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | l | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Enteric Fever Including Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | -_ | - | . | - | -_ | -_ | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Pneumonia | 2 | - | l | - | - | 3 | 1 | l | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | — | 2 |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 91 |
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It will be seen that 'of the 60 cases of Scarlet Fever
notified, only 25 were admitted to Isolation Hospitfii.
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